Game of Thrones': HBO gives two-season renewal to fantasy drama

All men must die, but “Game of Thrones” will live on for at least six seasons.

HBO on Tuesday announced that it has renewed the epic fantasy for a fifth and sixth season.

That news comes on the heels of Sunday’s record-breaking Season 4 premiere, which garnered 6.6 million viewers. That made the premiere episode HBO’s most-watched program since The Sopranos’ series finale in 2007. Two replays of the “Thrones” episode propelled the full-night tally up to 8.2 million viewers.

“Game of Thrones is a phenomenon like no other,” said Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming, in a statement. “(Executive producers) David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, along with their talented collaborators, continue to surpass themselves, and we look forward to more of their dazzling storytelling.”

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Benioff and Weiss have earlier said that their plan for the show is to wrap things up in seven seasons.